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- Hometown:
- los angeles
- About Me:
- +moved to venice california in 2006 after 20 years in nyc. miss the big,bad city, but just love it here.
+do concept architectural design and architectural painting - in watercolor.
+am the author of the books "architecture in watercolor"1990 & 1998; and "the art of architectural drawing" 1999
+two time winner of the "hugh ferriss memorial prize"
+work has been exhibited world-wide. have conducted workshops and lectured extensively
+spend as much time as possible with my friends, my dog, and riding my bike up and down the pacific coast like a maniac.
- Website:
- http://www.twschaller.com
- Website 02:
- http://www.myspace.com/twschaller
- Books:
- + oh yes - lots. currently 'the great derangement' matt taiibi
- Movies:
- + really good and really crappy ones
- Music:
- + nick cave, elvis costello, dylan, ulrich schnauss, leonard cohen, thomas tallis, lou reed, neil young, mum, bruce, rhcp, u2, vantheman, arcade fire, tom waits, arvo part, rem, sigur ros, doors, daniel lanois, joni, byrds, morrisey, ralph vaughn williams, b'52s, philip glass, timbaland, patti smith, radiohead, tom petty,talking heads, emmylou, harold budd, pumpkins, editors, imogen heap, nirvana,orbit, diana krall, a.copeland, soundgarden, gershwin, audioslave,wagner, benjamin britten, mendelssohn, brahams, eno, beasties, verdi,zappa
- School Attended:
- + ohio state university; schiller college
- Degree:
- Master
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Cheers from Shanghai, Donald
Flo
P.S. : je n'arrive pas à te demander d'être mon ami. Peux tu le faire à ma place s'il te plait?
thanks for "in my secret life" de COHEN...J'adore
Je pense que je vais te demander de devenir mon ami...
Flo
I am not knocking British design, by the way, which remains exciting, vibrant, highly individual and even eccentric (in a charming way). But you are right about that darker edge, or that trace of wistfulness for what has been lost, a sort of cynicism about modern times and melancholy longing for better days. Orson Welles pointed out that this little thread of gloom is woven through even comic characters in Shakespeare, especially Falstaff.
There are links between Toscanini and Otello – he actually played cello at La Scala for the premiere of Otello, and later Verdi praised Toscanini’s conducting of it. I believe Ramón Vinay and Herva Nelli sing the parts of the unfortunate lovers, but it’s been quite awhile since I heard it.
I am a little jealous because I have not taken the time to listen to many old favourites you mention in a long time! Thanks for reminding me – I really must make them part of my life again. I just realized that because my itunes mainly includes more modern music, liberally sprinkled with opera, I have limited my listening range in recent years for the sake of convenience (travel a lot). Must remedy the limitations of my digital collection.
Very cool that you listen to such a wide range, an indication of your sophisticated ear.
It’s funny how certain music is just right for a particular time in one’s life.
PS Went to see Terracotta Warriors at the Bowers yesterday, recommend it if you’re interested. Managed to miss the exhibition every day for several months while it was at British Museum – took it for granted, I suppose – until the final weekend when I was trying to get tickets to a sold-out show!
Are you by any chance English? (Britten, Eno, Cave, Vaughan Williams, Costello…all British.) Quite an awesome collection of geniuses, demi-gods and almost planet-wide influences. I have to thank them if they are inspiring (or at least facilitating) your work.
Is the order in which you listed your music on your page mindful in some way, or random?
OK, I confess that when I'm working I listen to music that is so familiar that it enhances but doesn't distract, so it's sort of an operatic hit parade that I compile each day (for example, I cannot pay proper attention to Beethoven and work at the same time.) It was Die Zauberflote for your slideshow, with one of my super favourites, Renee Fleming. Her voice is jaw-dropping, gob-smacking in person. If you have not yet seen her perform, please beg, borrow or steal a ticket; she will leave you speechless.
But I admit to having been a complete nutter for operetta when I was growing up and still indulge in the light and fluffy, cornball -- but to me perfectly ravishing -- strains of Franz Lehar and the like. Any mix will do, between Puccini and Victor Herbert (with pieces from film soundtracks by Danny Elfman, Erich Korngold, Patrick Doyle...to suit the mood). There, the secret is out.
Now the $64,000 Q: what music do you prefer when you are working?
The Independent Shakespeare Co’s production of Dr Faustus is quite stunning, using masks from a Japanese artist. (They started in NY, and transplanted here, if that makes you feel any better.) I also came across a cool installation of Wish Trees in honour of John Lennon in Pasadena if you happen to be so far east; the website info is http://www.imaginepeace.com/
Everyone gets to write their wish and hang it on a tree. All those trees from around the world will be gathered around the Imagine Peace Tower, a tower of light on an island off the cost of Iceland.
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